Poison buttercup control option
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  • Situation

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  • Comments

  • Legal status

Poison buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Poisonous to livestock.

Description

  • Annual herb to 20 cm high.
  • Leaves bright green, glossy and deeply divided into three lobes.
  • Flowers with 5 small yellow petals.
  • Seeds in clusters, tiny, flattened, green, with small beaks.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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